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Rent Rates and Land Costs in Lithuania

Rental prices for business space depends heavily on the location and the quality of the building. The price of land also varies substantially depending on the location, planning level, as well as on the type of potential development.

Monthly rental of Retail place:

Monthly rental of retail space (EUR m2)  High street Shopping centres*
Vilnius

7.2-29                                         

80-100 in Warsaw, Poland

10-35 in Riga, Latvia

12.8-19.2 in Tallinn, Estonia

~131 in Stockholm, Sweden 

4.3-11.6

 76-85 in Warsaw, Poland

 7-25 in Riga, Latvia

8-12.1 in Tallinn, Estonia

~58 in Stockholm, Sweden

Kaunas 7.2-16 4-6.7
Klaipėda 5.8-12 2.9-8.7
Šiauliai 4.3-8.7 2.3-5.8
Panevėžys 4.3-8.7 2.9-5.8

 

Monthly rental or office place:

Monthly rental of office space ( EUR m2 ) A-Class B-Class
Vilnius

11-14

18-25 in Warsaw, Poland

7-12(16) in Riga, Latvia

~39 in Stockholm, Sweden

7-10.4

12-17 in Warsaw, Poland

5-8 in Riga, Latvia

~55 in Stockholm, Sweden 

Kaunas 5.8-11 3.5-5.2
Klaipėda 6.4-11 3.5-5.8
Šiauliai - -
Panevėžys - -

 

Land sales price:

Land sales price ( EUR m2
Vilnius

300-1500 (central areas) and 60-200 (outskirts)

209-903 (central areas) and 38-163 (outskirts) in Warsaw, Poland

400-1500 (central areas) and 100-300 (outskirts) in Riga, Latvia

There are no free Land plots available in Stockholm, Sweden

Kaunas 100-400 (central areas) and 35-100 (outskirts)
Klaipėda 50-1200 (central locations) and 20-100 (outskirts)

*Average retail units of 200 m2

Monthly rental of Newly constructed Warehouse space:

Monthly rental of newly constructed ware house space ( EUR m2
Vilnius 2.9-4.3

 2-5.5 in Warsaw, Poland

2.5-4 in Riga, Latvia

2.25-3.85 in Tallinn, Estonia

 ~7.4 in Stockholm, Sweden 

Kaunas 2.9-4.1  
Klaipėda 2.3-4.1

 

Utility Costs:

Utility Measurement Average rate in EUR
(VAT included)
Electricity 1 kWh 0.1060-0.1283*
Natural gas 1kWh 0.045646-0.0536158**

Cold drinking water/
Wastewater treatment 

1 m3 1.73*
Hot water 1 m3 5.88***

 
*Average tariff for year 2011
**For comercial consumers (year 2011), including network tariff
***Tariff for December 2011

Wages:

In 2011, the share of the population aged 25 — 64 and having completed at least upper secondary education in the EU made up 72.7 percent. Lithuania had the highest share of any EU country with 92 percent. The minimum monthly wage in Lithuania currently is EUR 232, and the minimum hourly wage is EUR 1.4. Average gross monthly earnings have decreased due to the economic recession. After reaching a peak of EUR 672 in 2008 Q3, it decreased to EUR 617 in 2011. In 2011, Eurostat announced statistics of average gross wages as well as the price level across a number of European countries. Based on Eurostat’s calculations, Lithuania again achieved one of the best positions in terms of countries with the lowest wages.

Average monthly gross wages, EUR, 2011

wages

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